Bag seal



Dec. 11, 1951 G. 3. CANTER 2,578,504

BAG SEAL Filed Nov. 17, 1950 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 1 1 1951 OFFICE This invention relates to bag seals, and particularly to seals such as are used with bags in which money is transported. H

The generalobject of the invention is to provide an improved bag seal applicable to the gathered neck-portion of a bag, which will securely prevent tampering with the contents of a bag without leaving evidence of such tampering by the mutilation of the bag or of the sealing means.

The invention will be understood from the following description of certain embodiments thereof, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention which is shown applied to the gathered neck-portion of a bag;

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the bag-gripping block which is a part of the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the sealing member and the bag-gripping block shown in Fig. 1, with the cord threaded therethrough;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the invention applied to the gathered neck-portion of a bag; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the sealing member and bag-gripping block shown in Fig. 5.

Like parts are referred to by the same reference characters in the various figures.

In Figs. 1 and 5, the gathered neck-portion of a bag is referred to by the reference character Hi. This gathered neck-portion I of the bag is surrounded and held tightly in its gathered condition by a cord I2 arranged in a plurality of loops, preferably two, around said gathered neckportion In and held in that condition by the novel sealing means which will now be described.

Said sealing means comprises the sealing member I4 of the .form shown in Figs. 1 and 4, or the sealing member I6 of the form shown in Figs. and 6, which is made of deformable material, such as lead, and is provided with a plurality of holes, preferably four, through which the cord I2 is threaded as will be obvious from the draw- In both embodiments of the invention, there is provided a bag-gripping block I8 of hard molded material, such as die-cast metal or molded synthetic resin. As is apparent from the drawing, the bag-gripping block I8 is provided with a curved surface 20 having sharp edges 2I which are adapted to grip the gathered neckportion In of the bag. Said block I8 is also provided, at each of the two ends of the curved surface 20, with a pair of lugs 22 and 24 which are also adapted to grip the neck-portion I0 2 claiiiis. (01. 292308) of the bag. Saidblock I5 is provided between the pairs of lugs 22 and 24 with notche 2B and 28 which are adapted to receive the cord I2, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5 and 6. As best shown in Figs. 2 and '3, so that the cord does not hold the block away from the cloth of the bag, the bag-gripping block I8 is provided with two pas: sages 3D and 32 extending through said block I8 from said curved surface 20, each passage accommodating two cords. The cord I2 is threaded through the passages 30 and 32 and through the holes in the sealing member I4 or I6, as shown in the drawing. The bag-gripping block I8 is also provided, on its side opposite to the curved surface 20, with a projecting portion 34, as best shown in Fig. 3. In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the sealing member I4 is also provided with a projecting portion 36 which is adapted to cooperate with the projecting portion 34 of the bag-gripping block I8. Thus, between the sealing member I4 and the block I8, spaces 3'! are provided which expose the cord I 2, thereby facilitating the cutting of the cord without danger of damaging the bag, when it is desired to remove the sealing means. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the sealing member I6 is not provided with a projecting portion; nevertheless, spaces 38 are provided adjacent the sealing member I6 by the projecting portion 34 of the bag-gripping block I 8; and in these spaces 38 the cord I2 is exposed so that it may readily be cut when the sealing means is to be removed from the bag.

The sealing device is usually supplied by the manufacturer in assembled form, that is, with the cord I2 threaded through the holes in the sealing member I4 or I6, and through the passages 30 and 32 extending through the block I8, in a manner obvious from the drawing. In using the sealing device, the loops of the cord I2 are passed over and around the gathered neck Ii! of a money bag. Then the loops of the cord I2 are tightened around the gathered neck of the bag, by drawing as much of the cord as possible through the holes in the sealing member I4 or I6 and the bag-gripping block I8, during which operation the sealing member I4 or I6 is forced against the block I 8 and the latter is jammed into the gathered neck-portion I0 of the bag, thereby forcing the curved surface 20 and its sharp edges 2| and also the pairs of lugs 22 and 24 into gripping engagement with the gathered neck of the bag. After this operation has been accomplished, the sealing member I4 or I6 is deformed and crimped in known manner by a suitable crimping tool into a form such as those shown in Figs. 1 and 5, thereby causing the sealing member to grip tightly the cord [2 and thus prevent any loosening of the loops thereof which surround the gathered neck In of the bag. The bag is then sealed and no tampering with the contents thereof is possible without inflicting visible damage on the bag or on the sealing device. When the bag is to be opened, the sealing means may easily be removed by cutting the cord I2 where it is exposed in the spaces 31 shown in Fig. 1 or in the spaces 38 shown in Fig.

5, there being no possibility of accidentally cutting the bag.

It is, of course, to be understood that the sealing devices illustrated may be somewhat modified without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A sealing device for the gathered neck-portion of a bag comprising a cord adapted to be arranged in a plurality of loops around said gathered neck-portion, a sealing member of compressible material having therein holes through which said cord is threaded, and a bag-gripping block of hard molded material having a curved surface with sharp edges adapted to engage the 7 of it.

gathered neck-portion of a bag, the two ends of said block on either side of said curved surface being provided with a pair of lugs adapted to grip said neck-portion and with a notch adapted to receive said cord located between said lugs, said block also being provided with a plurality of passages extending from said curved surface through which passages said cord is threaded, said bag-gripping block on its side opposite to said curved surface having a projecting portion adapted to engage said sealing member, thereby exposing said cord to facilitate cutting of it.

'2. A sealing means according to claim 1 in which said sealing member is provided with a projecting portion adapted to engage the said projecting portion extending from said block, thereby exposing said cord to facilitate cutting GEORGE G. CANTER.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Brooks June 27, 1939 Number 

